Apple iPhone charger class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Elizabeth Steines filed a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc.
- Why: Steines claims Apple misleads consumers by not including a charger with the sale of a new iPhone device.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Illinois federal court.
Apple misleads consumers by not including a charger with the purchase of a new iPhone, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Elizabeth Steines claims Apple began selling iPhones without the charger last year. Apple’s failure to include a charger with a new iPhone sale is not adequately disclosed to consumers, who are left unaware they purchased “an incomplete Product, devoid of essential functionality,” according to the Apple class action.
Apple only discloses in small print on the back of the iPhone product’s box that the iPhone Lighting Cable, power adapter and headphones are sold separately, the Apple class action states.
Steines argues that, by selling the iPhone without a charger, the product is “not adequate for its intended use, which was to function as a phone and mini-computer, because it requires power or energy to operate.”
Steines claims further that consumers who buy a new iPhone and don’t already own a charger are forced to spend more money to purchase one, ultimately increasing the price of the product, according to the lawsuit.
“When Defendant removed the charger, not only was the price of the Product not correspondingly reduced by the amount of the power adapter, the price increased, unrelated to other added functionality which could justify this increase,” the Apple class action states.
Apple claims environment as reason to not include iPhone charger with purchase
Apple claims its decision not to include a charger with an iPhone purchase is environmental, according to the Apple class action.
Steines argues, however, that Apple “could have taken other measures to promote environmental sustainability” instead of allegedly “rendering the Product non-functional unless an additional purchase was made.”
Apple is accused of unjust enrichment, fraud, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract, as well as violating the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act, several state consumer fraud acts and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.
Steines demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief along with an award of monetary, statutory and/or punitive damages for herself and all class members.
She wants to represent an Illinois class and multistate consumer fraud class of individuals who have purchased a new iPhone during the statute of limitations for each alleged cause of action.
Consumers filed a separate class action lawsuit against Apple earlier this month, arguing the company ignored privacy advocates by releasing AirTag devices that can be used by stalkers and abusers to track their victims.
Have you purchased a new iPhone from Apple that did not come with a charger? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiff is represented by Spencer Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates, P.C.
The Apple iPhone charger class action lawsuit is Steines, et al. v. Apple Inc., Case No. 3:22-cv-03099, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
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1,561 thoughts onApple class action claims new iPhones don’t come with chargers
I got iPhone 12 for Christmas and no CHARGER
My husband & I finally got rid of our android phones 😵💫 and finally bought the iPhone 13 mini and a iPhone 13 Pro Max. The offices were $1,100 dollars EACH. We had no idea that they didn’t come with chargers. The kind lady at the cell phone store told us that the phone we just spent so much money on didn’t come with a charger. I laughed and thought that’s a funny joke. She says it’s no joke. We had to spend an additional $46 for each phone to charge them.
You would think that the environmental damage is being done, considering it must be far more packaging used and that eventually lands up in landfills… Apple needs to consider the waste side of selling these separately. It’s very deceptive of Apple….
I have bought 3 of the iPhone came with no charger box these phones are too expensive not to have them. Maynbe they need to inform us that it doesn’t come with one.
I bought one that didn’t come with a charger. Very disappointed
I’ve bought several products from apple not just phones that don’t include chargers
Just bought one no charger such a scam
I purchased Apple I Phone Promax October 2022 and the block was missing
2 iphones 12 pro and 13 pro without charger
I purchased Apple I Phone Promax October 2022 and the block was missing
I too bought an iPhone 13 Pro Max for over a thousand dollars. No block. Went to Walmart to purchase the block.
Bought 2 iPhones, no chargers